[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 227 (Monday, November 28, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-29162]


[Federal Register: November 28, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 111494D]


Marine Mammals

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of final action on application (P572) and inclusion in 
General Authorization (GA No. 1).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Florida Institute of Technology, 
150 West University Boulevard, Melbourne, FL 32905 (Principal 
Investigator: Dr. John G. Morris), is included under the General 
Authorization to take Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) 
for purposes of scientific research.

ADDRESSES: The documentation is available for review upon written 
request or by appointment, in the following offices:
    Chief, Permits Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 
East-West Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713-2289);
    Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive, St. 
Petersburg, FL 33702-2432 (813/893-3141).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 26, 1994, notice was published 
in the Federal Register (59 FR 49062) that a request for a scientific 
research permit to harass Atlantic bottlenose dolphins during photo-
identification and observational activities had been submitted by the 
above-named organization.
    NMFS published an Interim Final Rule (50 CFR parts 215 and 216, 
General Authorization for Scientific Research, 59 FR 50372, October 3, 
1994, establishing a General Authorization for scientific research 
activities that involve only Level B harassment of marine mammals. 
Level B harassment is defined as ``any act of pursuit, torment, or 
annoyance which has the potential to disturb a marine mammal or marine 
mammal stock in the wild by causing disruption of behavioral patterns, 
including, but not limited to migration, breathing, nursing, breeding, 
feeding, or sheltering but which does not have the potential to injure 
a marine mammal or marine mammal stock in the wild.'' Research 
activities that are likely to involve only Level B harassment are 
identified as photo-identification, behavioral observations, and vessel 
and aerial surveys. NMFS has confirmed that the General Authorization 
applies to the proposed scientific research as described in the 
application.

    Dated: November 21, 1994.
P. A. Montanio,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-29162 Filed 11-25-94; 8:45 am]

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